Chapter 2135: Field Investigation, Discovering Clues

Early the next morning, Xia Duo called for Saville to accompany him to his temporary residence by the sea in Kalim, where Talafu and the people sent by Grand Archon Fahede were already waiting.

Xia Duo did not waste words upon arrival and directly asked the two to lead the way. The Scholar sent by Fahede, named "Bishe'er," was immediately somewhat displeased, though Talafu confirmed who the leader of this trip was before the other could act out:

"Lord Xia Duo, we have already contacted the Elves, and we can head over now. On the way, I will introduce the situation there to you."

Talafu was a member of the Pasha Family and held the title of Prince; since he had acknowledged it, Bishe'er naturally dared not show the slightest opposition, though the look in his eyes when he glanced at Xia Duo still held an inexplicable sense of superiority.

Xia Duo naturally would not indulge the other party; he immediately asked Talafu to contact Fahede to change the person. Before long, a middle-aged Scholar wearing a round crown and a loose robe flew over in a hurry on a Wind Elemental Mount, and then, right in front of Xia Duo, slapped Bishe'er across the face:

"Respected Lord Xia Duo, no matter what Bishe'er did wrong, I apologize to you on behalf of Lord Fahede. I hope you will not vent your anger on Calimshan because of him."

"He didn't do anything wrong, I just feel he looks a bit like an enemy of mine back home. I feel somewhat uncomfortable with him staying by my side, just have him leave!"

Since the other party's attitude was so good, Xia Duo naturally would not push his luck. He was well aware that the reason the other party did this was in the hope that he could overturn the results of the previous two investigations. If he could not do so, the Calimshan side would not necessarily turn hostile immediately, but they certainly would not treat him as favorably as they were now.

So, it was better not to increase the difficulty for himself. In case the investigation really did not go smoothly, he still wanted to leave Calimshan safely and soundly!

Seeing Xia Duo was so reasonable, the newly arrived Scholar Jiabulile looked more relaxed. After driving Bishe'er away, he took over the other's position.

……

On the way, Talafu continued to introduce the situation at the crime scene to Xia Duo—

"The incident occurred at the Sweet Water Plaza in my family's Territory. At the time, my father was responsible for receiving the visiting Prince Kaitemier."

"But no one expected that just as the Prince was walking with my father, my younger brother—no, that dead soldier disguised as my younger brother—suddenly attacked and stabbed the Prince with a Short Sword imbued with a lethal curse!"

"The Prince died on the spot, and then that dead soldier committed suicide with the Short Sword in his hand, completely shifting the suspicion onto my younger brother!"

"Wait!"

Xia Duo immediately interrupted Talafu's narrative, "I remember you seemed to have said before that you were also present at the time!"

"Yes, I was also present at the time!"

"Then with your strength, after that assassin attacked the Elf Prince, you couldn't even stop him from committing suicide?"

In reality, what Xia Duo was puzzled by was not just Talafu, but Talafu's entire family. He knew that Talafu had already reached the level of a Bloodline Controller, which meant that Talafu had already broken free from the shackles of his bloodline and stepped into the true realm of Magic.

Generally speaking, Calimshans who reached the level of Bloodline Controller had almost touched the end of the Magic Net, meaning their actual Spell capabilities could rival those of high-level Mages or Great Arcanists.

Talafu was the most outstanding of the younger generation of the Mairide Family, which meant there were Bloodline Controllers in the previous generation as well. Perhaps when receiving the Elf Prince, Talafu's grandfather, the Pasha, was hiding in the shadows observing!

That they still couldn't stop the assassin from committing suicide was something Xia Duo could not understand. Before, when he heard Talafu mention the assassin's suicide, he only thought that some means had been planted on the assassin in advance, which would be triggered at a set time or location.

He didn't expect that this so-called suicide was truly him using a sword to kill himself!

Seeing Xia Duo questioning this, Talafu did not know how to answer for a moment, so the Scholar Jiabulile on the side helped him explain a few words:

"That assassin cast a Spell similar to Time Acceleration; the speed was extremely fast. When he first stabbed the Elf Prince, the Prince's attendants did not even react."

"Besides extreme speed, that assassin also had Spell Immunity. Prince Talafu reacted at the first moment, but still could not stop the other party's suicide."

"So that's how it is!"

Xia Duo nodded, lost in thought. A Cursed Dagger, Time Acceleration, Spell Immunity, and having to account for the replacement of Talafu's brother—could an ordinary person do this? No matter how one looked at it, this could not be separated from the Mairide Family.

"A headache!"

Afterwards, he turned his gaze to Saville. Saville shook his head imperceptibly and sent a secret Sending: "Let's go look over there first and see. If it was done by someone else, then it will be troublesome!"

After that, Saville said no more, while Xia Duo signaled for Talafu to continue introducing the situation there. At the same time, the group boarded a flying carpet mount, a specialty of Calimshan, and flew north along the Kalin River toward the Mairide Family's Territory.

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"After the incident occurred, my father immediately sealed the scene together with the remaining members of the Kaitemier mission and notified Lord Fahede, who was in Kalim, of the matter."

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"After that, there were two investigations: one was when Lord Fahede sent people to investigate together with the Elves, and the other was when the Elves investigated alone under the gaze of the great Syl Pasha's Envoy."

"But both results were very unfavorable to the Mairide Family. For Calimshan, which is currently facing multiple dilemmas, it is also a disaster!"

By the end, Talafu could not help but have his emotions stirred again, but Xia Duo remained restrained and did not make any unrealistic promises.

The two went back and forth with questions and answers, with Jiabulile adding a few words from time to time. The group soon arrived at a large oasis about twenty New Li north of Kalim.

Of course, along the line of the Kalin River, there were few places that were not oases. Calling it "large" actually referred to the distance deep into the desert away from the river. The Mairide Family's Territory was like a huge tentacle extending to the east and west from that green belt along the Kalin River.

Xia Duo made a preliminary estimate that this piece of land was at least as large as the Savile Territory and Daxia Territory combined (not counting the undeveloped area in between).

However, at the edge of the current oasis, directly in the direction the group was heading, a team of Elf knights in white horses and silver armor was stationed.

At this moment, Jiabulile suddenly drove the flying carpet to accelerate, breaking away from the formation to negotiate with the Elves ahead.

Xia Duo slowed down a bit and reminded Talafu: "Change your attire and appearance. I'm sorry, but you must pretend to be my attendant for now. Otherwise, provoking the Elves might make it difficult for the investigation to continue. I don't think you want to see that happen!"

"Yes, I understand!"

Talafu had been mentally prepared for a long time. He was very grateful that Xia Duo allowed him to follow; now that it was just disguising as an attendant, how could he not accept it!

After Talafu finished his disguise, Xia Duo checked him briefly and ordered him to try not to speak from then on. Once everything was ready, he accelerated to catch up with Jiabulile.